Transformers - The Movie Reconstructed

Starring: Leonard Nimoy, Transformers Original UK Premiere: 1986 Dvd Release: 5th September, 2005 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Animated, PAL, Special Edition, Region 2 Encoding

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Transformers is the name of a line of toys produced by Hasbro from 1984 onwards & also of a number of spin-offs based on the toys including a Marvel Comics series, an animated television series that began airing on 1984 & a feature-length movie, Transformers: The Movie. The original series was followed by a number of spin-offs with varying levels of popularity. A Transformer is an intelligent robot that is able to transform, reconfiguring itself into a common & innocuous form, such as a car, airplane or animal. The taglines More Than Meets the Eye & Robots in Disguise reflect this ability. Transformers originally featured two main factions warring for control of their home planet, Cybertron. The heroic Autobots were led by Optimus Prime & their opponents the Decepticons were led by Megatron. Hasbro combined & re-branded Takara s Diaclone & Micro Change toylines into the Transformers for release in the United States. The Movie. He interpreted the toy box art & created the models that would become the visual guidelines both for the comics book & the animated cartoon.

During the 1980s, one cartoon series ruled the airwaves... The Transformers. This paragon of consumerism was created with a dual purpose: to entertain & to galvanize children to buy the toys. Somewhere along the line, the show became a cult favorite, so in 1986 they fashioned an epic tale of good versus evil specifically for the big screen. The result looked vaguely like an animated remake of Star Wars. Who are the Transformers? The good guys are the Autobots: Optimus Prime, SoundWave, Jazz, Ultra Magnus, & many more. Their mortal enemies are the evil Decepticons, led by Megatron & StarScream. The Autobots must save their home planet from an evil entity known as Unicron . At the same time, they must defend themselves from an all-out attack from the Decepticons. Along the way, lives are lost, battles are fought, & a new Autobot leader is born as another dies. The story & action never stop in a thrilling ride that often makes you forget that youre watching an 80s cartoon with inferior graphics. The violence will also come as a mild shock to those who havent seen this film for a while, definitely a movie for the 8 & over audience. For those who grew up on this series, this is a movie that must be watched. Unlike cartoon serials before & after, The Transformers relied on solid stories & interesting characters, a manifesto the film itself upholds with gusto & grace while also being morally responsible. Dont underestimate this movie; there is definitely more to it than meets the eye.

In December 1966 - when it became apparent that the original Star Trek was in spite of low Nielsen Ratings developing a strong following - Dot Records was approaching the producers of the show. The result was the signing of Leonard Nimoy to that label. Incidentally, Dot Records was a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures & both Paramount & Desilu - the studio producing Star Trek - were acquired by Gulf+Western, first Desilu in 1967 & Paramount in 1968. So after the merger of the two companies Nimoy wound up working for Paramount both as an actor & singer, doing two television series & five albums. Later he did a few spoken word albums. Posters Of The Undiscovered Country

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